When you hear that the purpose of Jesus telling the parable about the widow and the judge was “to pray always without becoming weary,” you might think he’s talking about praying all the time.

When former Vice President Al Gore starred in the documentary An Inconvenient Truth in 2006, experts crawled out of the woodwork to debate the arguments Gore presented about the gravity of climate change and our role in it.

Jesus told them a story showing that it was necessary for them to pray consistently and never quit.

In his book The God Who Fell From Heaven, John Shea offers a unique twist on the parable of the reluctant neighbor. What if its meaning is not that we must keep “Knocking on Heaven’s Door,” rattling-on with words. What if it is God who is incessantly knocking on your door, the door of your human heart, begging to be let in?

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

The existence of the Bible, as a book for the people, is the greatest benefit which the human race has ever experienced.